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How to Play Pung Chow By L. L. HARR, the Man who Introduced it in America VIII—SCORING—SCORE CARD Winning Hand Bonus Scores ■\ ' ■/' Points -For Mah-Jong (completed hand) . 20 For no sequences in hand or ■' on table «... 10 For no other score than Mah Jong in hand or on table..... 10 For winning on a draw from the loose tiles .. 10 For drawing the winning piece . 2 For .filling in the only place to win . 2 Combination Scores On table In hand (Ex- ^Con posed) cealed) Points Points For 3 of a kind of twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes, sevens or eights .* 2 . For 3 of a kind of ones, nines, ~ winds or dragons 4 For 4 of a kind of twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes, sevens or f eights . 8 For 4 of a kind of Ones, nines, winds or dragons 16 For a pair of any . dragon or the player’s own wind .J ' 4. 8 16 32 2 Uoubling Honors j For three (or four) green dragons, double total score once. For three (or four) red drag ons, double total score once. For three (or four) white dragons, double total score once. For three (or four) of own wind, double total seoTe once. For having all one suit except honor pieces, double total score once. For all honor pieces, double total score three times. For winning on original hand as drawn from the wall, double total score three times. It will be seen at a glance that the scoring values are divided in to three parts. First, the bonus scores, which apply only' to the winner’s hand; finally, the doub ling honors, which apply to all four hands. In settling the scores the winner starts at the top with twenty points for “Mah jong” or for winning and goes down the list scoring ten points, if he has no sequence in his hand,' and so on through the bonus ' scdres; add to these whatever scores he obtains from combina tions in his hand or on the table, and doubling the sum as many times as he has doubling honors. In the bonus scores for the winning hand only there are six items: 1. “Mah-Jong,” which gives 20 points for completing the hand. 2. No sequence in hand or on table. This.is a bonus” of 10 points given to a player if he wins with a hand which contains no sequences. 3; Drawing the winning piece. This is a* bonus of 2 points given to the winning player if he draws the tile which completes his hand from the wall. Of course, pung ing the winning tile will forfeit : this bonus. 4, ' Filling the only place to win. This is a bonus of 2 points given to a player who fills the only possible place to win, i. e., to win by matching the pair or by drawing the middle tile of a sequence. 5. Winning on a draw from a loose tile. This, of course, is a bonus of ten points given to the Winning player if by a loose tile MALLONS FAMOUS Orangeade Sold by Glass, Pint or Quart 1031 Boardwalk Full Line of Choice High-Grade FRUITS and VEGETABLES At Popular Prices Hot House Specialties Pure Oli^e Oil O. 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As will be seen by the score card, concealed sets having been made up by the player with out the assistance of a pung or chow score twice as much as the same set would if it were" on the table. This, together with the fact that sets of ones, nines, WINDSOR FRUIT & PRODUCE MARKET 4109 VENTNOR AVE. . Fresh Killed Poultry All the Year Around and the Finest of FRUITS Pricee Right ' Under t]j&e Management of SAM (Formerly of Snnkist Market) We Deliver Tel.,^Neptune 1152-J VENTNOR Shoe Hospital Specializing in RUBBER SOLES and HEELS! Expert Repairing of All Kindi 5 North Weymouth Ave. A. E. Matlack Grocery Fruit and Vegetables 5019 WINCHESTER AVENUE . _ ' - Neptune 1488-W •' :. UPTON’S GOOD coffee; , Special in Tins, 48c RED SKIN POTATOES 55c Basket Poultry Dressed to Order ; . . - \ ... ' ». i winds or dragons score twice as much as sets of twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes, sevens and eights, should be helpful in mem orizing the score, which is essen tial to, the careful playing of each hand. As for the doubling honors, each set or combination doubles the total score once, and if there, are five doubling honors in a hand, the total score should be' doubled five times. For example: A player goes Mah-Jong or Mah Diao, having 32 points in bonus scores, 18 in combination scores, making his total score 50. Then if he has five doubling honors his final score is 1,600 points, i. e., 50-100-200-400-800-1,600. ‘' v ri’. V k.’ Perkins Says—' * \ J don’t want to dis courage home baking, but as far as bread is concerned, it isn’t - necessary. LEAKY GUTTERS Will Wash Out Your Flowers or Lawn Prompt Repair Service ' from ■»" W: E. 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